Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Health Among Offspring in Early Adulthood - PubMed
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- Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), like hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes, and preterm birth, are linked to poorer cardiovascular health in offspring by early adulthood.
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) exposure in offspring was associated with higher BMI, diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c levels, increased carotid thickness, and lower carotid grayscale median.
- Preterm birth (PTB) exposure was linked to higher HbA1c levels in young adult offspring.
- Gestational diabetes (GD) exposure was associated with lower blood pressure scores and higher mean carotid intima-media thickness.
- The study suggests that optimizing maternal health during pregnancy may help improve offspring cardiovascular health into early adulthood.